Date Range: December 31, 2007 - December 1, 2007

December 19, 2007, 8:24AM

In preparation for Christmas and New Year holiday traffic, the Louisiana Department of Transportation and Development has published work schedules listed below for interstate and major road projects throughout Louisiana for the weekends of Saturday, Dec. 22 through Tuesday, Dec. 25; and Saturday, Dec. 29 through Tuesday, Jan. 1. Johnny B. Bradberry, DOTD secretary, urged drivers to use extra caution... Full story »

December 14, 2007, 8:24AM

The St. Tammany Parish Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's assistance in locating the man pictured in these photographs as the suspect in Thursday's bank robbery in the Slidell area. According to sheriffs, at approximately 3:20 PM Thursday a man walked into the Chase bank at 1943 E. Gause Blvd., approached a teller and demanded money. After the... Full story »

December 13, 2007, 12:42PM

This weekend kicks off a period of more stringent law enforcement by the Louisiana State Police and other law enforcement agencies. Police, sheriffs and troopers are on the lookout for impaired drivers with sobriety checks planned throughout the Florida parishes and beyond. If a motorist is convicted of drunk driving, a new law that went into effect this summer, mandates... Full story »

December 12, 2007, 12:49PM

Both men found along I-12 early Wednesday morning suffered gunshot wounds and appeared to have been dumped from a vehicle - one just west of the LA-21 exit and the other just west of LA-1077, however, due to the ongoing investigation, a spokesman for the St. Tammany Sheriff's Office said he cannot describe the exact nature of the wounds. Officer... Full story »

December 04, 2007, 3:33PM

Taxpayers on the Northshore will see welcomed improvement to roads thanks to surplus funds received from the 2007 Legislative Session, said DOTD today at a news conference in Covington. DOTD received $695 million in additional funding to be used for road construction, preconstruction, ports and flood protection projects across the state. More than $50 million will be spent on... Full story »

December 04, 2007, 11:06AM

Tuesday, Dec. 4 marks a milestone in Nola.com's youth outreach program as Southeastern editing students complete their first semester blogging with an online assignment during their final exam today. To view video and read the Southeastern post, please click here. Full story »

December 03, 2007, 12:18PM

The National Weather Service warns that St. Tammany, Tangipahoa and Washington parishes -- as well as other parts of Louisiana and southern Mississippi are in for sub-freezing temperatures overnight with a freeze warning in effect from midnight tonight through 9 a.m. Tuesday. Full weather warning follows. Full story »